Wednesday, December 9, 2009

The subtitle on this anthology is correct: this is truly the definitive collection of the 5th Dimension's music, including all the hits and most of the album cuts that anyone could want. The 20-bit digital mastering provides a crisp, bright audio experience, and the joyous harmonies bring back the positive side of the late-'60s/early-'70s era in which the songs were recorded. The megahits are all here: Jimmy Webb's "Up, Up and Away," Laura Nyro's "Stoned Soul Picnic" and "Wedding Bell Blues," the Bacharach/David opus "One Less Bell to Answer," the beautiful "(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All," and the Grammy-winning number one smash from the spring of 1969, "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" from Hair.

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BACKSTAGE explores Louie Shelton’s music journey behind the scenes as a studio guitarist and later as a leading LA producer. Louie’s story is intrinsically woven into the last 5 decades of the International music scene. Louie performed with artists which include Seals and Crofts, The Monkeys, John Lennon, Marvin Gaye and the first recordings of Michael Jackson and the Jackson Five.

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Born in Milano and raised in Australia, Alessandro has spent extensive time living and working in Italy and is the Executive Producer of the Official Italian Week festival in Queensland, an Initiative of the Italian Consulate.